November 26, 2025Nov 26 MSFS 2024 lets us get weather that is linked to sim time, unlike the real time weather of 2020. However, using SayIntentions and whatever metars the Fenix and PMDG planes provide on their electronic flight bags, it still seems to be linked to real time. Leaving me with inaccurate QNHs. I'd quite like to have weather linked to sim time. Places like Johannesburg you get these crisp mornings with afternoon thundershowers which really adds to the immersion. Is there any way to get a SIM time metar?
November 26, 2025Nov 26 I use https://aviationweather.gov This provides METARs for up to 48 hours in the past. Edited November 26, 2025Nov 26 by Bob Scott //admin edit--trailing comma removed from url
November 26, 2025Nov 26 2 hours ago, martinboehme said: I use https://aviationweather.gov/, which provides METARs for up to 48 hours in the past. Link not working, removing comma seems to work. Edited November 26, 2025Nov 26 by 0stones0 i7-13700KF @ 5.3GHz 32.0GB DDR5 @ 5600 RTX 3080 65" LG OLED @ 4k
November 26, 2025Nov 26 3 hours ago, martinboehme said: I use https://aviationweather.gov/, which provides METARs for up to 48 hours in the past. Ah yes, a real world resource, thanks! Of course the problem the OP noted still exists, the sim and ALL its infrastructure, meaning EFB and external or internal ATC should use this data. I'm not sure what PMDG does, but someone might file a bug with them? Would be really nice to finally have historic weather all work correctly! Jack Jack F. Vogel, Delta Virtual Airlines
November 26, 2025Nov 26 28 minutes ago, jfv said: Of course the problem the OP noted still exists, the sim and ALL its infrastructure, meaning EFB and external or internal ATC should use this data. I believe internal ATC uses historical weather. BeyondATC also added support a few months ago. I don't know about other ATC addons.
November 26, 2025Nov 26 9 minutes ago, martinboehme said: I believe internal ATC uses historical weather. BeyondATC also added support a few months ago. I don't know about other ATC addons. Oh, it does? Maybe I'm confused because in spite of an obviously correct runway given that weather the stupid thing was still assigning me a takeoff with a 10 knot tail wind 🙂 I should check again, thanks. And, by stupid I mean internal ATC, not BATC. Edited November 26, 2025Nov 26 by jfv Jack F. Vogel, Delta Virtual Airlines
November 27, 2025Nov 27 Sayintentions doesn’t use sim time for the weather, it will always use live. Edited November 27, 2025Nov 27 by Tuskin38
November 27, 2025Nov 27 If this problem continues to occur in FS24, it is one less reason to switch. I also don't understand why PMDG, Fenix, and others continue to IGNORE this. Not everyone uses VATSIM/IVAO. 13600KF - AIO - 32GB DDR4 - RTX4070 - UW1440p GSync - USB DAC - 2TB NVMe - Windows 11 Pro - Gladiator NXT EVO - 1 Gbps Fiber - MSFS 2024
November 27, 2025Nov 27 Author Just found out that Fenix offers this via the EFB. Well that's going to now be my aircraft of choice, and I'm not even considering the PMDG 737 if they cannot offer this. Seems a fairly important omission?
November 27, 2025Nov 27 12 minutes ago, Langeveldt said: Just found out that Fenix offers this via the EFB. Cool! What does this option do exactly / where is it?
November 27, 2025Nov 27 1 hour ago, Langeveldt said: Just found out that Fenix offers this via the EFB. Well that's going to now be my aircraft of choice, and I'm not even considering the PMDG 737 if they cannot offer this. Seems a fairly important omission? inibuild's aircraft also support 2024's historic weather. IIRC they grab the METAR from the sim itself, not a external source. Edited November 27, 2025Nov 27 by Tuskin38
November 27, 2025Nov 27 Author 2 hours ago, martinboehme said: Cool! What does this option do exactly / where is it? In the efb there is a setting to grab the metar from the sim.
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